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Sussex County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 12,504
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 119 / 142 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,270.983 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.443 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 74,000.000 acres (299.404 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 130
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 16.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 30.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $5,750,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 1,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 54.80%
Physicians (2004): 1
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,301
Federal Spending (2004): $83,607

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,068	4.21%
Rural, Non-farm	24,296	95.79%

Sussex County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Employment Information Back to top
Sussex County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,793	4,515	278	5.79%	58
1991	4,853	4,350	503	10.36%	103
1992	4,975	4,440	535	10.76%	107
1993	4,944	4,536	408	8.25%	83
1994	4,964	4,604	359	7.24%	72
1995	5,085	4,771	314	6.17%	62
1996	5,032	4,661	371	7.38%	74
1997	5,566	5,276	290	5.22%	52
1998	5,743	5,518	225	3.91%	39
1999	6,270	6,091	179	2.85%	28
2000	4,504	4,339	165	3.66%	37
2001	4,452	4,243	210	4.71%	47
2002	4,406	4,152	254	5.76%	58
2003	4,531	4,218	313	6.90%	69
2004	4,467	4,205	262	5.87%	59
2005	4,434	4,178	257	5.79%	58
2006	4,493	4,293	200	4.44%	44
2007	4,563	4,362	201	4.40%	44
2008	4,660	4,390	270	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,745	4,438	307	6.47%	65
Feb 1990	4,803	4,553	250	5.21%	52
Mar 1990	4,835	4,595	240	4.96%	50
Apr 1990	4,818	4,618	200	4.15%	42
May 1990	4,906	4,661	245	4.99%	50
Jun 1990	4,979	4,756	223	4.48%	45
Jul 1990	4,655	4,383	272	5.84%	58
Aug 1990	4,740	4,479	261	5.51%	55
Sep 1990	4,847	4,505	342	7.06%	71
Oct 1990	4,666	4,409	257	5.51%	55
Nov 1990	4,762	4,404	358	7.52%	75
Dec 1990	4,761	4,384	377	7.92%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,829	4,296	533	11.04%	110
Feb 1991	4,904	4,277	627	12.79%	128
Mar 1991	4,957	4,394	563	11.36%	114
Apr 1991	4,954	4,378	576	11.63%	116
May 1991	4,993	4,395	598	11.98%	120
Jun 1991	4,951	4,448	503	10.16%	102
Jul 1991	4,764	4,312	452	9.49%	95
Aug 1991	4,785	4,311	474	9.91%	99
Sep 1991	4,814	4,399	415	8.62%	86
Oct 1991	4,740	4,331	409	8.63%	86
Nov 1991	4,753	4,349	404	8.50%	85
Dec 1991	4,791	4,312	479	10.00%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,113	4,549	564	11.03%	110
Feb 1992	5,172	4,505	667	12.90%	129
Mar 1992	5,111	4,522	589	11.52%	115
Apr 1992	5,058	4,425	633	12.51%	125
May 1992	5,096	4,509	587	11.52%	115
Jun 1992	5,156	4,600	556	10.78%	108
Jul 1992	4,876	4,325	551	11.30%	113
Aug 1992	4,834	4,352	482	9.97%	100
Sep 1992	4,808	4,313	495	10.30%	103
Oct 1992	4,897	4,430	467	9.54%	95
Nov 1992	4,819	4,395	424	8.80%	88
Dec 1992	4,762	4,356	406	8.53%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,946	4,434	512	10.35%	104
Feb 1993	4,933	4,433	500	10.14%	101
Mar 1993	4,874	4,453	421	8.64%	86
Apr 1993	4,843	4,445	398	8.22%	82
May 1993	5,072	4,657	415	8.18%	82
Jun 1993	5,079	4,661	418	8.23%	82
Jul 1993	4,905	4,513	392	7.99%	80
Aug 1993	4,991	4,602	389	7.79%	78
Sep 1993	4,978	4,602	376	7.55%	76
Oct 1993	4,963	4,562	401	8.08%	81
Nov 1993	4,900	4,550	350	7.14%	71
Dec 1993	4,840	4,517	323	6.67%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,977	4,510	467	9.38%	94
Feb 1994	5,069	4,596	473	9.33%	93
Mar 1994	5,093	4,633	460	9.03%	90
Apr 1994	4,914	4,571	343	6.98%	70
May 1994	5,052	4,697	355	7.03%	70
Jun 1994	5,069	4,682	387	7.63%	76
Jul 1994	4,828	4,488	340	7.04%	70
Aug 1994	4,822	4,497	325	6.74%	67
Sep 1994	4,998	4,697	301	6.02%	60
Oct 1994	4,909	4,616	293	5.97%	60
Nov 1994	4,961	4,656	305	6.15%	61
Dec 1994	4,872	4,610	262	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,184	4,807	377	7.27%	73
Feb 1995	5,206	4,824	382	7.34%	73
Mar 1995	5,250	4,919	331	6.30%	63
Apr 1995	5,115	4,804	311	6.08%	61
May 1995	5,152	4,817	335	6.50%	65
Jun 1995	5,227	4,925	302	5.78%	58
Jul 1995	5,067	4,764	303	5.98%	60
Aug 1995	4,948	4,667	281	5.68%	57
Sep 1995	5,073	4,801	272	5.36%	54
Oct 1995	4,957	4,682	275	5.55%	55
Nov 1995	4,948	4,649	299	6.04%	60
Dec 1995	4,889	4,590	299	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	4,837	4,463	374	7.73%	77
Feb 1996	4,936	4,454	482	9.76%	98
Mar 1996	5,035	4,633	402	7.98%	80
Apr 1996	4,840	4,500	340	7.02%	70
May 1996	5,095	4,729	366	7.18%	72
Jun 1996	5,049	4,713	336	6.65%	67
Jul 1996	5,179	4,809	370	7.14%	71
Aug 1996	5,211	4,862	349	6.70%	67
Sep 1996	5,156	4,771	385	7.47%	75
Oct 1996	5,043	4,710	333	6.60%	66
Nov 1996	5,041	4,683	358	7.10%	71
Dec 1996	4,963	4,604	359	7.23%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,277	4,861	416	7.88%	79
Feb 1997	5,353	5,010	343	6.41%	64
Mar 1997	5,623	5,297	326	5.80%	58
Apr 1997	5,574	5,288	286	5.13%	51
May 1997	5,847	5,538	309	5.28%	53
Jun 1997	5,830	5,508	322	5.52%	55
Jul 1997	5,642	5,336	306	5.42%	54
Aug 1997	5,569	5,268	301	5.40%	54
Sep 1997	5,605	5,374	231	4.12%	41
Oct 1997	5,485	5,276	209	3.81%	38
Nov 1997	5,458	5,242	216	3.96%	40
Dec 1997	5,531	5,311	220	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,674	5,354	320	5.64%	56
Feb 1998	5,618	5,328	290	5.16%	52
Mar 1998	5,621	5,354	267	4.75%	48
Apr 1998	5,502	5,330	172	3.13%	31
May 1998	5,567	5,363	204	3.66%	37
Jun 1998	5,650	5,409	241	4.27%	43
Jul 1998	5,546	5,298	248	4.47%	45
Aug 1998	5,579	5,358	221	3.96%	40
Sep 1998	5,690	5,475	215	3.78%	38
Oct 1998	5,959	5,784	175	2.94%	29
Nov 1998	6,138	5,970	168	2.74%	27
Dec 1998	6,370	6,196	174	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,484	6,232	252	3.89%	39
Feb 1999	6,438	6,184	254	3.95%	39
Mar 1999	6,452	6,255	197	3.05%	31
Apr 1999	6,335	6,161	174	2.75%	27
May 1999	6,234	6,066	168	2.69%	27
Jun 1999	6,394	6,224	170	2.66%	27
Jul 1999	6,193	6,014	179	2.89%	29
Aug 1999	6,105	5,908	197	3.23%	32
Sep 1999	6,217	6,049	168	2.70%	27
Oct 1999	6,212	6,062	150	2.41%	24
Nov 1999	6,107	5,991	116	1.90%	19
Dec 1999	6,073	5,951	122	2.01%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,519	4,317	202	4.47%	45
Feb 2000	4,532	4,323	209	4.61%	46
Mar 2000	4,482	4,329	153	3.41%	34
Apr 2000	4,465	4,351	114	2.55%	26
May 2000	4,487	4,349	138	3.08%	31
Jun 2000	4,516	4,359	157	3.48%	35
Jul 2000	4,557	4,380	177	3.88%	39
Aug 2000	4,579	4,351	228	4.98%	50
Sep 2000	4,483	4,310	173	3.86%	39
Oct 2000	4,467	4,318	149	3.34%	33
Nov 2000	4,475	4,329	146	3.26%	33
Dec 2000	4,485	4,351	134	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,489	4,264	225	5.01%	50
Feb 2001	4,471	4,268	203	4.54%	45
Mar 2001	4,485	4,300	185	4.12%	41
Apr 2001	4,420	4,226	194	4.39%	44
May 2001	4,445	4,240	205	4.61%	46
Jun 2001	4,465	4,245	220	4.93%	49
Jul 2001	4,532	4,288	244	5.38%	54
Aug 2001	4,434	4,214	220	4.96%	50
Sep 2001	4,408	4,193	215	4.88%	49
Oct 2001	4,417	4,220	197	4.46%	45
Nov 2001	4,413	4,222	191	4.33%	43
Dec 2001	4,449	4,232	217	4.88%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,348	4,095	253	5.82%	58
Feb 2002	4,411	4,132	279	6.33%	63
Mar 2002	4,414	4,154	260	5.89%	59
Apr 2002	4,405	4,151	254	5.77%	58
May 2002	4,425	4,178	247	5.58%	56
Jun 2002	4,412	4,174	238	5.39%	54
Jul 2002	4,454	4,207	247	5.55%	55
Aug 2002	4,428	4,174	254	5.74%	57
Sep 2002	4,393	4,147	246	5.60%	56
Oct 2002	4,370	4,145	225	5.15%	51
Nov 2002	4,410	4,133	277	6.28%	63
Dec 2002	4,397	4,131	266	6.05%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,531	4,163	368	8.12%	81
Feb 2003	4,527	4,179	348	7.69%	77
Mar 2003	4,527	4,202	325	7.18%	72
Apr 2003	4,528	4,238	290	6.40%	64
May 2003	4,496	4,243	253	5.63%	56
Jun 2003	4,523	4,241	282	6.23%	62
Jul 2003	4,530	4,257	273	6.03%	60
Aug 2003	4,484	4,221	263	5.87%	59
Sep 2003	4,529	4,188	341	7.53%	75
Oct 2003	4,548	4,216	332	7.30%	73
Nov 2003	4,573	4,233	340	7.43%	74
Dec 2003	4,573	4,238	335	7.33%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,571	4,156	415	9.08%	91
Feb 2004	4,560	4,175	385	8.44%	84
Mar 2004	4,536	4,191	345	7.61%	76
Apr 2004	4,425	4,195	230	5.20%	52
May 2004	4,437	4,215	222	5.00%	50
Jun 2004	4,447	4,222	225	5.06%	51
Jul 2004	4,471	4,244	227	5.08%	51
Aug 2004	4,423	4,188	235	5.31%	53
Sep 2004	4,409	4,194	215	4.88%	49
Oct 2004	4,442	4,228	214	4.82%	48
Nov 2004	4,440	4,232	208	4.68%	47
Dec 2004	4,443	4,218	225	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,441	4,106	335	7.54%	75
Feb 2005	4,443	4,118	325	7.31%	73
Mar 2005	4,443	4,149	294	6.62%	66
Apr 2005	4,419	4,183	236	5.34%	53
May 2005	4,444	4,208	236	5.31%	53
Jun 2005	4,476	4,212	264	5.90%	59
Jul 2005	4,473	4,229	244	5.45%	55
Aug 2005	4,410	4,172	238	5.40%	54
Sep 2005	4,404	4,160	244	5.54%	55
Oct 2005	4,400	4,205	195	4.43%	44
Nov 2005	4,427	4,198	229	5.17%	52
Dec 2005	4,430	4,190	240	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,481	4,204	277	6.18%	62
Feb 2006	4,481	4,208	273	6.09%	61
Mar 2006	4,483	4,255	228	5.09%	51
Apr 2006	4,430	4,261	169	3.81%	38
May 2006	4,463	4,294	169	3.79%	38
Jun 2006	4,485	4,300	185	4.12%	41
Jul 2006	4,545	4,361	184	4.05%	40
Aug 2006	4,518	4,326	192	4.25%	42
Sep 2006	4,485	4,289	196	4.37%	44
Oct 2006	4,519	4,352	167	3.70%	37
Nov 2006	4,508	4,337	171	3.79%	38
Dec 2006	4,512	4,329	183	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,545	4,317	228	5.02%	50
Feb 2007	4,566	4,339	227	4.97%	50
Mar 2007	4,546	4,355	191	4.20%	42
Apr 2007	4,518	4,347	171	3.78%	38
May 2007	4,538	4,362	176	3.88%	39
Jun 2007	4,589	4,388	201	4.38%	44
Jul 2007	4,636	4,418	218	4.70%	47
Aug 2007	4,608	4,376	232	5.03%	50
Sep 2007	4,584	4,356	228	4.97%	50
Oct 2007	4,545	4,363	182	4.00%	40
Nov 2007	4,552	4,367	185	4.06%	41
Dec 2007	4,523	4,351	172	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,595	4,349	246	5.35%	54
Feb 2008	4,606	4,345	261	5.67%	57
Mar 2008	4,660	4,386	274	5.88%	59
Apr 2008	4,667	4,404	263	5.64%	56
May 2008	4,676	4,411	265	5.67%	57
Jun 2008	4,705	4,424	281	5.97%	60
Jul 2008	4,745	4,451	294	6.20%	62
Aug 2008	4,677	4,387	290	6.20%	62
Sep 2008	4,605	4,350	255	5.54%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sussex County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	456	10.18%
2.	Construction	436	9.74%
3.	Public Administration	318	7.10%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	256	5.72%
5.	Truck Transportation	208	4.64%
6.	Educational Services	178	3.97%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	164	3.66%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	152	3.39%
9.	Food Manufacturing	146	3.26%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	132	2.95%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	122	2.72%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	104	2.32%
13.	Paper Manufacturing	104	2.32%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	92	2.05%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	90	2.01%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	90	2.01%
17.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	88	1.97%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	88	1.97%
19.	Finance and Insurance	84	1.88%
20.	Other Transportation	84	1.88%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	656	16.21%
2.	Educational Services	582	14.38%
3.	Public Administration	364	8.99%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	350	8.65%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	192	4.74%
6.	Social Assistance	158	3.90%
7.	Finance and Insurance	146	3.61%
8.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	136	3.36%
9.	Food Manufacturing	122	3.01%
10.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	102	2.52%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	88	2.17%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	88	2.17%
13.	Gasoline Stations	70	1.73%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	70	1.73%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	46	1.14%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	46	1.14%
17.	Truck Transportation	44	1.09%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	42	1.04%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	42	1.04%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	38	0.94%

Sussex County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	444	9.92%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	360	8.04%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	282	6.30%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	278	6.21%
5.	Vehicle Mechanics	240	5.36%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	190	4.24%
7.	Farmers and Farm Managers	164	3.66%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	160	3.57%
9.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	144	3.22%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	142	3.17%
11.	Other Construction Trades	138	3.08%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	130	2.90%
13.	Agricultural Workers	112	2.50%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	112	2.50%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	108	2.41%
16.	Other Management Occupations	104	2.32%
17.	Electricians	92	2.05%
18.	Top Executives	92	2.05%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	64	1.43%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	62	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	230	5.68%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	230	5.68%
3.	Cashiers	198	4.89%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	198	4.89%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	198	4.89%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	196	4.84%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	168	4.15%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	158	3.90%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	152	3.75%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	130	3.21%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	130	3.21%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	120	2.96%
13.	Registered Nurses	120	2.96%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	116	2.87%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	116	2.87%
16.	Other Management Occupations	106	2.62%
17.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	104	2.57%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	102	2.52%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	98	2.42%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	96	2.37%

Sussex County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,328	54.08%
15-35 hours	1,079	5.15%
1-14 hours	393	1.88%
No regular hours	8,145	38.89%

Sussex County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	410	4.92%
5 AM-5:29 AM	474	5.69%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	384	4.61%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,024	12.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,043	12.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,316	15.80%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,227	14.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM	812	9.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	277	3.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	156	1.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	116	1.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	32	0.38%
Noon-3:59 PM	562	6.75%
4 PM-11:59 PM	497	5.97%

Sussex County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	378	4.54%
5-9	998	11.98%
10-14	1,126	13.52%
15-19	983	11.80%
20-24	865	10.38%
25-29	322	3.87%
30-34	1,056	12.68%
35-39	373	4.48%
40-44	212	2.55%
45-59	1,114	13.37%
60-89	741	8.90%
At least 90	162	1.94%

Sussex County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	28	0.34%	4,644	55.75%
30-44	10	0.12%	1,631	19.58%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,114	13.37%
At least 60	24	0.29%	879	10.55%

Sussex County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,216	14.33%
Car / truck / van, solo	6,859	80.81%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	36	0.42%
Public transportation	62	0.73%
Walked	157	1.85%
Worked at home	158	1.86%

Sussex County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Family Information Back to top
: 8,248 (19,834 people)
: 5,666 (16,588 people)
: 1,868
: 15,087
Sussex County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,324	15.70%
$10,000-$14,999	641	7.60%
$15,000-$19,999	615	7.29%
$20,000-$24,999	690	8.18%
$25,000-$29,999	749	8.88%
$30,000-$34,999	648	7.68%
$35,000-$39,999	498	5.90%
$40,000-$44,999	413	4.90%
$45,000-$49,999	396	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	746	8.84%
$60,000-$74,999	779	9.24%
$75,000-$99,999	504	5.98%
$100,000-$124,999	218	2.58%
$125,000-$149,999	136	1.61%
$150,000-$199,999	50	0.59%
$200,000 or more	28	0.33%

Sussex County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,162	28.16%
Family, 2 people	1,280	31.02%
Nonfamily, 2 people	134	3.25%
Family, 3 people	715	17.33%
Nonfamily, 3 people	13	0.32%
Family, 4 people	494	11.97%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.07%
Family, 5 people	207	5.02%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.07%
Family, 6 people	76	1.84%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	36	0.87%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Sussex County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,234	28.28%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,289	10.39%
Public Assistance	318	1.44%
Retirement	1,642	7.45%
Self Employment	831	3.77%
Social Security	2,892	13.12%
Supplemental Security	646	2.93%
Wage / Salary	5,982	27.14%
Other	1,207	5.48%

Sussex County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,459	62.46%
With children under 18	1,478	37.54%

Sussex County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,340	10.82%
Married	6,552	52.89%
Never Married	4,167	33.64%
Widowed	329	2.66%

Sussex County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	741	8.31%
Married	4,382	49.13%
Never Married	2,221	24.90%
Widowed	1,575	17.66%

Sussex County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Education Information Back to top
Sussex County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,037	14.89%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,817	28.52%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,648	32.60%
Some college, no degree	2,309	11.32%
Associate degree	678	3.32%
Bachelors degree	1,264	6.20%
Graduate or professional degree	641	3.14%

Sussex County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	116	0.93%	32	0.26%	148	1.18%
Kindergarten	212	1.70%	48	0.38%	260	2.08%
Grades 1-4	926	7.41%	164	1.31%	1,090	8.72%
Grades 5-8	1,128	9.02%	216	1.73%	1,344	10.75%
Grades 9-12	1,384	11.07%	342	2.74%	1,726	13.80%
Undergrad college	684	5.47%	48	0.38%	732	5.85%
Graduate or professional school	108	0.86%	55	0.44%	163	1.30%
Total	4,558	36.45%	905	7.24%	5,463	43.69%

Sussex County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Business Information Back to top
: $64,411,000
: $8,925,000
: 1,410
Sussex County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	1	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	1	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Construction	3	1	5	6	3
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	2	5	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	5	2	4
1999 - Information	0	0	0	2	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	3	1
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	4	6	6	18
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	1	2
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	2	2	1
1999 - Retail Trade	5	2	14	20	9
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	3	10	4
1999 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	4	5	2
1999 - Total	19	18	50	66	52
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	2	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Construction	2	5	4	5	3
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	1	4
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	6	3	2
2000 - Information	0	0	1	0	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	2	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	10	5	17
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	1	0	1
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	0	3	3
2000 - Retail Trade	1	5	14	13	18
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	6	2	2	7
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	4	3	2
2000 - Total	9	28	50	43	68
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	0	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	2	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Construction	3	0	4	5	5
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	5	0	0	4	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	3	4	2
2001 - Information	0	1	0	1	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	1	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	3	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	8	10	13
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	0	2
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	4
2001 - Retail Trade	6	4	13	8	20
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	3	3	4
2001 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	4	2
2001 - Total	22	19	44	46	60
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	0	1	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	3	1	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Construction	0	1	2	6	5
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	4	1	1	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	5	3	1
2002 - Information	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	1	2	4	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	5	8	18
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	2
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	1	1
2002 - Retail Trade	4	5	9	15	18
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	6	4	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	2	2
2002 - Total	23	22	41	48	58
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	2	2	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Construction	1	0	2	2	5
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	1	7
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	2	4	3
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	3	3	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	9	7	16
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	0	0	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	5
2003 - Retail Trade	5	3	11	21	10
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	6	4	4
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	4	1
2003 - Total	17	16	41	48	63
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	3	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	0	2	3	2	5
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	3	5
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	2	6	0
2004 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	2	1	3	3
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	9	7	14
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	1	1
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	4
2004 - Retail Trade	1	2	18	11	14
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	7	5	1
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	1	4
2004 - Total	9	18	50	44	57
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	2	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Construction	3	2	2	1	5
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	1	4	5
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	3	2	4
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	2	0	4	3	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	5	6	21
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	0	2
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	2	3
2005 - Retail Trade	4	2	14	20	8
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	6	3	3
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	2	3
2005 - Total	17	11	42	47	60

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sussex County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	16,995	84.06%
Below Poverty Level	3,223	15.94%

Sussex County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$694	$180	$1,826	$0	$0	$52	$2,572	$1,642	$120	$656
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$1,118	$265	$3,735	$0	$0	$86	$4,939	$2,875	$742	$796
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,339	$339	$3,358	$0	$0	$123	$4,820	$3,134	$666	$293
1980	$1,600	$395	$3,678	$0	$0	$115	$5,393	$3,392	$628	$383
1981	$1,944	$400	$5,077	$0	$0	$217	$7,238	$3,744	$591	$753
1982	$1,966	$382	$4,667	$0	$0	$284	$6,917	$3,803	$553	$849
1983	$1,938	$392	$4,636	$0	$0	$230	$6,804	$4,014	$515	$793
1984	$1,988	$413	$4,819	$0	$0	$309	$7,116	$4,096	$478	$943
1985	$2,279	$513	$5,206	$0	$0	$402	$7,887	$4,807	$440	$1,106
1986	$2,290	$514	$5,229	$0	$0	$402	$7,921	$4,807	$440	$1,106
1987	$2,679	$512	$5,608	$0	$0	$617	$8,904	$5,047	$365	$1,655
1988	$2,656	$571	$6,056	$0	$0	$581	$9,293	$5,300	$327	$1,464
1989	$2,944	$626	$6,422	$0	$0	$599	$9,965	$5,564	$289	$1,717
1990	$3,142	$643	$6,558	$0	$0	$760	$10,460	$5,843	$252	$2,027
1991	$3,221	$659	$6,723	$0	$0	$779	$10,723	$5,989	$252	$2,027
1992	$3,388	$716	$6,946	$0	$0	$935	$11,269	$6,427	$176	$2,582
1993	$3,544	$749	$7,265	$0	$0	$980	$11,789	$6,723	$176	$2,582
1994	$3,923	$828	$7,305	$0	$0	$1,155	$12,383	$6,629	$4,468	$7,965
1995	$4,153	$824	$7,887	$0	$0	$4,807	$16,847	$6,828	$4,176	$8,853
1996	$4,441	$881	$8,056	$0	$0	$5,808	$18,305	$7,634	$19,921	$20,703
1997	$4,787	$929	$9,086	$0	$0	$5,584	$19,457	$9,294	$19,679	$14,140
1998	$5,063	$983	$9,377	$0	$0	$6,686	$21,126	$9,835	$19,462	$13,822
1999	$5,325	$1,034	$10,558	$0	$0	$7,538	$23,421	$10,169	$19,245	$13,822
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$5,421	$990	$13,949	$0	$0	$4,484	$23,854	$9,979	$26,891	$11,598

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$2,099	$87	$19	$7	$0	$0	$2,629
1972	$30	$256	$5	$0	$0	$126	$2,629
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$3,455	$251	$57	$41	$0	$1	$5,051
1977	$197	$662	$30	$0	$0	$357	$5,051
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$3,755	$265	$86	$57	$0	$34	$5,259
1979	$229	$386	$21	$0	$0	$426	$5,259
1980	$4,030	$247	$171	$65	$0	$49	$5,917
1980	$252	$569	$20	$0	$0	$514	$5,917
1981	$4,640	$358	$106	$48	$0	$42	$7,351
1981	$320	$515	$19	$783	$0	$520	$7,351
1982	$4,842	$566	$126	$73	$0	$61	$7,246
1982	$332	$488	$18	$176	$0	$564	$7,246
1983	$4,870	$645	$77	$93	$0	$40	$7,196
1983	$411	$503	$17	$0	$0	$540	$7,196
1984	$5,169	$519	$85	$97	$0	$42	$7,451
1984	$408	$568	$15	$0	$0	$548	$7,451
1985	$5,668	$595	$101	$109	$0	$50	$8,224
1985	$537	$590	$14	$0	$0	$560	$8,224
1986	$5,695	$596	$101	$109	$0	$50	$8,256
1986	$539	$592	$14	$0	$0	$560	$8,256
1987	$5,800	$549	$142	$122	$0	$0	$8,932
1987	$834	$743	$12	$0	$0	$730	$8,932
1988	$6,554	$728	$166	$130	$0	$0	$9,679
1988	$680	$788	$11	$0	$0	$622	$9,679
1989	$6,983	$751	$169	$165	$0	$0	$10,292
1989	$721	$774	$10	$0	$0	$719	$10,292
1990	$7,120	$821	$402	$159	$0	$0	$10,862
1990	$882	$769	$9	$0	$0	$700	$10,862
1991	$7,298	$842	$406	$163	$0	$0	$11,126
1991	$904	$788	$9	$0	$0	$716	$11,126
1992	$7,524	$1,280	$258	$164	$0	$0	$12,419
1992	$880	$950	$24	$0	$0	$1,339	$12,419
1993	$7,870	$1,339	$270	$172	$0	$0	$12,987
1993	$920	$994	$24	$0	$0	$1,398	$12,987
1994	$8,258	$1,381	$279	$201	$0	$0	$13,721
1994	$949	$1,024	$30	$0	$0	$1,599	$13,721
1995	$9,116	$1,275	$259	$175	$0	$6	$14,679
1995	$1,010	$1,180	$333	$0	$0	$1,325	$14,679
1996	$9,920	$1,326	$269	$159	$0	$6	$21,800
1996	$1,051	$1,227	$347	$0	$0	$7,495	$21,800
1997	$10,769	$1,357	$222	$181	$0	$8	$27,314
1997	$1,513	$1,480	$608	$0	$0	$11,176	$27,314
1998	$11,530	$1,452	$239	$215	$0	$9	$27,634
1998	$1,627	$1,592	$552	$0	$0	$10,418	$27,634
1999	$12,498	$1,531	$253	$219	$0	$10	$29,109
1999	$1,722	$1,685	$650	$0	$0	$10,541	$29,109
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$18,963	$1,425	$298	$225	$0	$107	$27,126
2002	$1,665	$1,820	$670	$0	$0	$1,953	$27,126

Sussex County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,406

Sussex County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Sussex County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,289	10.31%
10-19 Years	1,415	11.32%
20-29 Years	1,922	15.37%
30-39 Years	2,174	17.39%
40-49 Years	2,055	16.43%
50-59 Years	1,425	11.40%
60-69 Years	1,007	8.05%
70-79 Years	796	6.37%
80-89 Years	355	2.84%
90+ Years	66	0.53%

Sussex County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,185	57.46%
Female	5,319	42.54%

Sussex County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	7,750	61.98%
Caucasian	4,537	36.28%
Hispanic/Latino	102	0.82%
Multiracial	78	0.62%
Amerindian	16	0.13%
Asian	15	0.12%
Other Race	5	0.04%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%

Sussex County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	2,643	35.90%
2.	English	1,688	22.93%
3.	German	735	9.98%
4.	Irish	514	6.98%
5.	European	329	4.47%
6.	French Non-Basque	217	2.95%
7.	Scotch Irish	206	2.80%
8.	British	155	2.11%
9.	African	126	1.71%
10.	Scottish	125	1.70%

Sussex County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	23,639	97.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	310	1.28%
3.	French	78	0.32%
4.	German	60	0.25%
5.	Korean	28	0.12%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	22	0.09%
7.	Greek	14	0.06%
8.	Polish	14	0.06%
9.	Other Pacific Island	6	0.02%

Sussex County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	25,126	99.06%
Naturalized immigrant	88	0.35%
Not a citizen	150	0.59%

Sussex County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sussex County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Courthouse	Newville	Wakefield
Henry	Stony Creek	Waverly
Jarratt	Sussex	Yale

Sussex County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

23882	23888	23891
23884	23890	23897

Wakefield (3,469)	Stony Creek (1,517)	Henry
Waverly (3,288)	Courthouse (1,229)	Jarratt
Newville (3,083)	Yale	Sussex